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It’s been quite a few days since I wrote the last blog post.. and a lot has happened in that time. Seriously, a lot. For one thing, I’m in Jakarta (Indonesia)… I got an internship at a start up web company here, and I’m really enjoying the job.

One of the best things about getting this job is that I get to travel, and visit a few other areas that are relatively close by. I was in Bali last weekend, which has a pretty funny story tied to it. Namely, I ended up on the wrong island… I will be going to Singapore next weekend, and in about 6 weeks, I’ll be heading to Bangkok. Needless to say, I’m extremely excited! You can expect some pictures up soon, as well as blogs that concentrate more about my experiences, rather than general updates like this blog.

Before I go into the general updates, let me tell you a little bit about my job. I’ve been tasked to get Facebook integrated well into the site – this means that the site will let people register and login using Facebook, along with other features. It hasn’t been an easy task because it was my first time really using JavaScript, PHP and MySQL, since I’ve never really worked with them before. What makes the job even harder is that the registration and login systems already exist, so I have to work with code that’s already written – which isn’t too much of a problem until the variable names and comments are written in a language that I don’t know (as in, not English). Yup – this has made my job a little harder, but I’m really enjoying it, and have learnt so much in the process!

It’s made me feel a lot more confident with my general coding abilities, and I plan on using the “new things” that I’ve learnt as part of the way I plan on setting up Just Smile. Speaking of Just Smile.. Some of you may remember me talking about a contest I plan on setting up for Just Smile. After nearly a year of me mentioning this, I have started working on the contest again, and hope to have it up in a few days. In relation to this contest, I would really appreciate any and all prizes that you would be willing to donate/sponsor. In return, I’ll advertise you on my sites, as well as a few other things – if you’re interested, comment below, email me, tweet me – basically get in touch with me somehow.

Well, it’s back again this Summer, and we’ve just started the first round. I definitely think that you should enter if you’re interested in winning domains, advertising, hosting, domain renewals.. and lots more! The beauty of this contest is that you don’t even have to enter every round – each individual round has a winner, and for every round you enter you get points, which get tallied up at the end of the contest to award some final Grand Prizes. Sounds bloody interesting now, doesn’t it?

Wow, this post seems to be more about contests than anything else… Which isn’t a completely bad thing 😛 I recently won a domain credit, however I have no desire to get a new domain, since I already have quite a few of them to look after, so I thought I would give this credit away. The official post on the contest can be found here, however since it’s run by RaffleCopter, I’ve put the entry stuff below for now as well. If you have any problems with the contest system, just send me a message.

The only catch with this domain name is that I have to register it in the next 25 days in order for the coupon to be valid. So whoever wins will need the domain to give me a name to register by that point. The contest is set for 18 days, and a little bit, so that shouldn’t be too big a problem.

There are 24 responses on “Internship in Jakarta, and THREE Contests!”

Wow, Indonesia?!?!? Man, that sounds SO exciting. I can’t imagine interning in another country and especially working with code in a different language :O I have a hard enough time wrapping my head around PHP and javascript in my own language! I’d love to see some pictures when you get a chance, I’m sure you’ve visited all sorts of interesting places 😀

That is so cool! 😀 Congrats on the internship. I just recently emailed a company asking if they take internships. They want to see my portfolio first so I need to get a start on that. 😛 Of course school and exams are getting in the way. How long will you be on contract for the internship?

I’ve entered the domain contest! And wow! I totally love your job! It sounds interesting and definitely something I’d consider doing! Hey, even if you don’t understand the language, at least you get to travel around the world for your job! 🙂

I’d absolutely love my job if we got to travel regularly! Kinda sucks because the entire daycare doesn’t get to go anywhere! No field trips, no mini field trips, no where but inside and on the small playground, ugh.

That is so cool that you get to travel to those places! My dad went to Singapore a few years ago for his job (which is to fix computers/electronics pretty much) and he said it was really good; their electronic shops are huge and cheap and to visit their zoo because it’s amazing.

Thanks for posting about the Ice Caves Challenge! That was fun last year even though I didn’t win anything 😛

Oh my! You’ll be going to Singapore next weekend? I live in Singapore. I might spot you around. Hahaha, I was just kidding. Good luck with the internship. It must be a lot of fun for you eventhough it might seem tough at first.

I would join the content only if I am in dire need of domain. But I guess I’ll pass it to those who need it more.

Interning for a web company sounds so exciting! 😀 I’m jealous! 😛 I would love to intern for a computer company… interning for a photography studio company would be cool as well though hehe ^_^ It’s good that you’re having fun and learning new things. 😀
I would love to offer advertising on flying ox as a prize for the winners of your contest on Just Smile! 🙂 Would that be ok? BTW, Just Smile is an absolutely ADORABLE site! I love it <3

Sounds like you are having a great time with your work! 🙂 Learning new things and figuring out coding and stuff is a great rush. I love that feeling… And whoa! Do you travel around just for that. Awesome! 😀

God, Aashni! You are really living the high life with that internship! It makes me wonder if you’re actually some international super-spy… Thought you could hide that from me, did ya?! But anyway, enjoy your travels and know that I am well jealous of you. God, I can only dream of Bangkok, Singapore, etc. Congrats on the internship! Is there space for me as well? haha

In reply to your comment on Windymill: I’ve always hated mobs of young children. Always. I can stand the one cute, shy child, but not a dozen of them! I always feel soooo old when I shake my head and rant about the next generation of children with their fancy iPads and tech know-how. “When I was your age, we played OUTSIDE…in TREES with wooden blocks!”

HIII!!! Wow i cannot remember the last time i talked to you lol. I’ve missed you, i always try to catch you on twitter but i fail.
Congrats on your new job, that is pretty amazing! 😀 As for your contest, i can give out free hosting but that’s about it. I can’t do domains because sadly I am broke. 🙁 I need $60 by tomorrow for my vps and i don’t even know where that’s gonna come from.

Congrats on the internship! (: And i HATE java/mysql, but hopefully one day you can make a tutorial on how to do that with the facebook logins. That’s how I learned to install WordPress and Coppermine were from your tutorials (:

Firstly, congrats on your internship! Indonesia is my father’s hometown and I’m sure you will like it because I myself fell in love with it after visiting it last two years. It is fun to get to travel eh? Indonesia, Singapore, Bangkok, and you should visit Malaysia too and I can get to see you lol XD

I saw the posts in JustSmile that you guys are planning contest with awesome prizes! It’s amazing that the prizes will get people to try hard to win it (from someone with no luck when it comes to contest XD) and I can’t wait to see your photos from all the visits ^^ have a great day!

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